Donald Q. Lamb

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Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College; Director, ASC Flash Center; Enrico Fermi Institute

Education: BS 1967 (Physics and Mathematics); MS 1969 (Physics) Liverpool; PhD 1974 (Physics) Rochester

Contact Information

Phone: (773) 702-7194
Location: LASR 128
Email: lamboddjob.uchicago.edu

Research

X-ray bursts, gamma-ray bursts, Type Ia supernovae, and galaxy clusters, statistical methods based on Bayesian inference.

Lamb's research has covered a wide range of topics in high-energy astrophysics, including the properties of cold and hot dense matter; the structure and evolution of white dwarfs and neutron stars; X-ray emission from compact stars, especially magnetic white dwarfs; and the physics of radiation transfer in super-strong magnetic fields.

Research Fields: Cosmology; Extragalactic Astronomy; Galactic Astronomy; Computational Astrophysics

Affiliations: ASC Flash Center; Enrico Fermi Institute

Graduate Students

Current Students: Benedikt Diemer

Past Students: John Zuhone (2009); Daniel E. Reichart (2000); Shanqun Zhan (1998)

Teaching

Past Courses

  • ASTR 30100, Stars: 2011 - 2012 (Autumn); 2010 - 2011 (Autumn); 2009 - 2010 (Autumn); 2008 - 2009 (Autumn); 2007 - 2008 (Autumn)
  • PHSC 12000, Origin of the Universe and How We Know: 2006 - 2007 (Winter); 2004 - 2005 (Spring)

Department Committees

Past


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